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Government sticking its nose into people's business. Isn't it great? Because it's left behind all sorts of useful documents. And statistics. Lots and lots of those. Regulation and taxation. Wonderful, in terms of leaving detailed records behind.
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One such document is the succinctly-titled "Report from the Select Committee on Petitions Complaining of the Additional Duty on Malt in Scotland". It's mostly full of Scotsmen moaning about the level of taxation on bigg (a barley variant grown in Scotland). But the appendices have some handy tables, both for the brewing and distilling industries.
I was fascinated to learn that, while bigg gave a significantly lower yield than barley when used in brewing, there was almost no differnce when used for making whisky.
But I don't want to discuss bigg, however intriguing it might be, today. As you may have twigged from the title, Scottish beer exports to England are the theme. No, don't thank me. It's my duty to throw a few handfulls of numbers into your faces a few times a week.
As you can see, Scottish exports got off to a slow start, only once exceeding 1,000 barrels in the 18th century. Ten years into the 19th century, and they were around 10,000 barrels a year. Still not enormous, but a nice source of extra income for the brewers involved.
It's handy that separate figures are given for Ale, Beer and Porter. Because it's clear how the Scottish niche became Ale after 1810. That fits in with William Younger shipping his Edinburgh Ale to London. It's a pity the figures don't continue further into the 19th century. I would expect that the quantity of Ale sent to England continued to increase.
Here's the table:
Scottish beer exports to England 1785 - 1820 (barrels)
year
Ale
Beer
Porter
total number of barrels exported from Scotland to England
number of barrels returned to England, not inclded in the preceding columns
1785
108.75
64.25
55.5
228.5
60
1786
153.5
83.5
10.5
247.5
1.25
1787
92
133.5
321
546.5
0
1788
107
52.5
322
481.5
81
1789
74.75
42.75
124
241.5
159.5
1790
188.25
131.75
87
407
150
1791
181.5
119.25
424.5
725.25
0
1792
190.5
267.75
227.5
685.75
9
1793
115.25
57.5
178
350.75
25.5
1794
266.25
12.5
521
799.75
180
1795
153.5
27
319
499.5
70.5
1796
478.25
244.75
348.5
1071.5
187.5
1797
523.75
138.5
149.5
811.75
403.5
1798
279.25
189
196.75
665
391.5
1799
402.5
131
245.5
779
2205
1800
290.75
51
136.5
478.25
1531.5
1801
453.5
1,375.25
470.5
2,299.25
18
1802
363.25
2,107.50
384
2,854.75
289.5
1803
563.25
2,898.25
123
3,584.50
161.75
1804
733.5
2,580
265.25
3,578.75
159
1805
1,008.25
2,153.50
508.25
3,670
372
1806
1,231
3,661
727.5
5,619.50
321.75
1807
2,496.25
3,361.25
1279
7,136.50
217.5
1808
2,943.50
3,377
927.5
7,248
94.5
1809
2,971.50
4,417.50
1015
8,404
369
1810
4,872.75
4,084
1,953.75
10,910.50
228
1811
6,616.50
1,208
3194
11,018.50
154.5
1812
5,659.50
225
972.5
6,857
90
1813
4,822.75
170
1122.5
6,115.25
373.5
1814
5,950.75
328
188.75
6467.5
443.25
1815
7,011
210.75
562.5
7,784.25
804
1816
9,144.75
65.25
250
9,460
1176
1817
11,896.50
30
157.5
12,084
687
1818
15,984.50
44.5
513.5
16,542.50
289.5
1819
11,475
139.5
456.5
12,071
480
1820
10,094.75
63.25
282
10,440
1,411.50
Source:
"Report from the Select Committee on Petitions Complaining of the Additional Duty on Malt in Scotland", 1821, page 87. part of "Selection of reports and papers of the House of Commons, Volume 15: Malting, Brewing and Distillation"
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Government sticking its nose into people's business. Isn't it great? Because it's left behind all sorts of useful documents. And statistics. Lots and lots of those. Regulation and taxation. Wonderful, in terms of leaving detailed records behind.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9gXMFE216Cs/ToWBOWdXr3I/AAAAAAAAILM/dO5kHz6FHSo/s320/Gordon_andBlair_Triple_Ale.JPG (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9gXMFE216Cs/ToWBOWdXr3I/AAAAAAAAILM/dO5kHz6FHSo/s1600/Gordon_andBlair_Triple_Ale.JPG)
One such document is the succinctly-titled "Report from the Select Committee on Petitions Complaining of the Additional Duty on Malt in Scotland". It's mostly full of Scotsmen moaning about the level of taxation on bigg (a barley variant grown in Scotland). But the appendices have some handy tables, both for the brewing and distilling industries.
I was fascinated to learn that, while bigg gave a significantly lower yield than barley when used in brewing, there was almost no differnce when used for making whisky.
But I don't want to discuss bigg, however intriguing it might be, today. As you may have twigged from the title, Scottish beer exports to England are the theme. No, don't thank me. It's my duty to throw a few handfulls of numbers into your faces a few times a week.
As you can see, Scottish exports got off to a slow start, only once exceeding 1,000 barrels in the 18th century. Ten years into the 19th century, and they were around 10,000 barrels a year. Still not enormous, but a nice source of extra income for the brewers involved.
It's handy that separate figures are given for Ale, Beer and Porter. Because it's clear how the Scottish niche became Ale after 1810. That fits in with William Younger shipping his Edinburgh Ale to London. It's a pity the figures don't continue further into the 19th century. I would expect that the quantity of Ale sent to England continued to increase.
Here's the table:
Scottish beer exports to England 1785 - 1820 (barrels)
year
Ale
Beer
Porter
total number of barrels exported from Scotland to England
number of barrels returned to England, not inclded in the preceding columns
1785
108.75
64.25
55.5
228.5
60
1786
153.5
83.5
10.5
247.5
1.25
1787
92
133.5
321
546.5
0
1788
107
52.5
322
481.5
81
1789
74.75
42.75
124
241.5
159.5
1790
188.25
131.75
87
407
150
1791
181.5
119.25
424.5
725.25
0
1792
190.5
267.75
227.5
685.75
9
1793
115.25
57.5
178
350.75
25.5
1794
266.25
12.5
521
799.75
180
1795
153.5
27
319
499.5
70.5
1796
478.25
244.75
348.5
1071.5
187.5
1797
523.75
138.5
149.5
811.75
403.5
1798
279.25
189
196.75
665
391.5
1799
402.5
131
245.5
779
2205
1800
290.75
51
136.5
478.25
1531.5
1801
453.5
1,375.25
470.5
2,299.25
18
1802
363.25
2,107.50
384
2,854.75
289.5
1803
563.25
2,898.25
123
3,584.50
161.75
1804
733.5
2,580
265.25
3,578.75
159
1805
1,008.25
2,153.50
508.25
3,670
372
1806
1,231
3,661
727.5
5,619.50
321.75
1807
2,496.25
3,361.25
1279
7,136.50
217.5
1808
2,943.50
3,377
927.5
7,248
94.5
1809
2,971.50
4,417.50
1015
8,404
369
1810
4,872.75
4,084
1,953.75
10,910.50
228
1811
6,616.50
1,208
3194
11,018.50
154.5
1812
5,659.50
225
972.5
6,857
90
1813
4,822.75
170
1122.5
6,115.25
373.5
1814
5,950.75
328
188.75
6467.5
443.25
1815
7,011
210.75
562.5
7,784.25
804
1816
9,144.75
65.25
250
9,460
1176
1817
11,896.50
30
157.5
12,084
687
1818
15,984.50
44.5
513.5
16,542.50
289.5
1819
11,475
139.5
456.5
12,071
480
1820
10,094.75
63.25
282
10,440
1,411.50
Source:
"Report from the Select Committee on Petitions Complaining of the Additional Duty on Malt in Scotland", 1821, page 87. part of "Selection of reports and papers of the House of Commons, Volume 15: Malting, Brewing and Distillation"
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